New York Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Aug 6, 1998
New York Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1998 - Establishes the New York Canal National Heritage Corridor as an affiliated unit of the National Park System, whose boundaries shall include the counties that are located along the New York Canal Corridor and connecting waterways. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior, of Housing and Urban Development, of Agriculture, and of Transportation, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, upon the request of local governments within the Heritage Corridor, to give financial assistance to implement Corridor activities through any program under which such local governments may be assisted. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed as a restriction on land use, development, or any other local or individual action.
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